Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Italy 2016 - Leonardo Ximènes

Leonardo Ximenes (1716 – 1786) was a famous Italian mathematician, engineer, astronomer and geographer from Sicily. After having attended a Jesuit school, he became a mathematician, a hydraulic and civil engineer, and was an eminently respected astronomer in his day. The astronomical observatory, Osservatorio Ximeniano in Florence, is named after him in recognition of his services to the field.